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Astronomers have recently discovered this image of the Eye of Sauron, staring back at us from 43 million light years away, surely signaling the end of this Age here on Actual-earth.

This is actually a supermassive black hole sitting at the center of galaxy NGC 4151. It’s one of the closest galaxies where we can clearly observe an actively growing black hole. You can read more about what’s happening in the photo over at The Daily Galaxy.

His gaze shifts our way! We must rally the forces of man! We must stand in defiance of him so that Space Frodo may have his chance, his slim chance, to save us all.

Stubby the Rocket is the mascot of Tor.com and helped Space Frodo escape its own forces on the planet Henneth Annun. Because it’s so wise and pretty like that.